RE: problems connecting BEFSR41 with BEFW11S4

["Marvin Hernandez" <http://www.linksys.com/~marvin.hernandez>]

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Dear Robert,

Thank you for contacting Linksys Customer Support.

Try connecting the two uplink ports. Set static IP addresses on your PCs. I
attached a document to guide you. Once you have done all the tweaking,
shutdown your network. Power up the modem first, then the BEFW11S4, next is
the BEFSR41 and lastly all the PCs.


If you have further questions, please feel free to send an eMail
to http://www.linksys.com/~support or contact us at (800) 326-7114  so that
we may further assist you.

Regards,


Marvin Hernandez
Product Support Representative
Linksys

E-mail address: http://www.linksys.com/~marvin.hernandez
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-----Original Message-----
From: Robert [http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert]
Sent: Sunday, 10 March 2002 12:33 PM
To: Marvin Hernandez
Cc: http://www.linksys.com/~support
Subject: RE: problems connecting BEFSR41 with BEFW11S4



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To: "Marvin Hernandez" <http://www.linksys.com/~marvin.hernandez>

 > From: "Marvin Hernandez" <http://www.linksys.com/~marvin.hernandez>
 > Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 11:32:33 -0800
 >
 > Dear Robert,
 >
 > Thank you for contacting Linksys Customer Support.
 >
 > Although this set-up is not recommended, I could work. You have done a
good
 > job. I believe you should just stick with:
 >
 > the BEFW11S4 port 2 to the uplink of the BEFSR41
 > the BEFSR41 in router mode
 > DHCP disabled in the BEFSR41
 > the IP of the BEFSR41 should be in a different range like 192.168.2.1(you
 > were very close)
 > disable multicast passthrough in the BEFSR41 if not both
 > on your PCs, set the IP of the BEFW11S4 as the gateway(I'm assuming it's
the
 > one connected to the modem)

I did the above.  At first, I set the IP address and I couldn't do the
rest!  So, I reset the router and started again.  I did everything above
and the last step was to set the IP addr of the router to 192.168.2.1 .

After connecting the uplink, the whole LAN still hung.  As before, the
lights on the BEFW11S4 flashed.  Here's the sequence:

1) The Link/Act, Full/Col, and 100 lights on port 1 on the BEFSR41 come
   steadily on, and
2) then immediately afterwards the Link/Act, Full/Col, and 100 lights on
   port 2 on the BEFW11S4 start blinking.

They seem to blink in bursts.  First, the lights on the BEFSR41 come on,
then the lights on the BEFW11S4 blink furiously for 3 seconds and then are
dark for 3 seconds; then, repeating, the lights on the BEFSR41 come on,
the BEFW11S4 lights blink for 3 seconds and are dark for 3 seconds.  This
cycle repeats over and over.

During this time, the LAN is unusable and only a few packets (if that)
manage to get from one computer to another.

 > Please keep me posted.
 >
 > If you have further questions, please feel free to send an eMail
 > to http://www.linksys.com/~support or contact us at (800) 326-7114  so that
 > we may further assist you.
 >
 > Regards,
 >
 > Marvin Hernandez
 > Product Support Representative
 > Linksys
 >
 > E-mail address: http://www.linksys.com/~marvin.hernandez
 > Website: http://www.linksys.com/
 > Firmware http://www.linksys.com/download/firmware.asp
 > Linksys Drivers  http://www.linksys.com/download/
 > Network Everywhere http://www.networkeverywhere.com/
 > Network Everywhere Drivers
http://www.networkeverywhere.com/downloads.html
 > Tech Helper http://www.linksys.com/tech_helper/default.html
 >
 > If you are responding to this e-mail, please attach all previous
 > correspondence as a point of reference.
 >
 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: Robert [http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert]
 > Sent: Sunday, 10 March 2002 8:56 AM
 > To: http://www.linksys.com/~support
 >
 > Hi.  I have a BEFSR41 and a BEFW11S4.  I already had the BEFW11S4
 > and it works great.  I bought a BEFSR41 hoping to connect them together.
 >
 > Before doing anything, I changed the IP address for the BEFSR41 to
 > 192.168.1.5 .  (The IP address of the BEFW11S4 is 192.168.1.1 .)  I also
 > disabled DHCP.
 >
 > When I try to connect the uplink from one router to another, it doesn't
 > work.  I tried:
 >
 > 1)	BEFSR41 uplink -> BEFW11S4 port 2
 > 2)	BEFW11S4 uplink -> BEFSR41 port 2
 >
 > Nothing is plugged into port 1 nor port 4 on either router.  I am using
 > a standard CAT5 ethernet cable.
 >
 > When I try either #1 or #2, the network gets flooded with ethernet frame
 > packets.  (I tried tcpdump when I connect them together, but there are no
 > TCP/IP packets.  So, I assume that they are frames, not packets.)  When
 > trying #1 or #2, I am unable to connect or send any data over the LAN at
 > all.
 >
 > I also tried clicking on the "router" button (instead of "gateway") on
the
 > Dynamic Routing tab on BEFSR41.  It made no difference whatsoever.
 >
 > I tried unplugging both of their power supplies and plugging them back
in.
 > It made no difference.
 >
 > I speculate that the switch is trying to "learn" the MAC address for the
 > port since the 100Mbps light lights up temporarily before flooding with
 > the frame packets.  (All of my ethernet cards are 10Mbps, not 100Mbps.)
 >
 > The firmware level on my BEFW11S4 is 1.37.9b, Jun 21 2001.
 >
 > The firmware level on my BEFSR41 is 1.42.3, Jan 28 2002.
 >
 > Thanks.

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Setting a static IP on your computer and Forwarding Ports
A static IP address should be set if:  1)  You can
t access the router
s setup page when you type 
192.168.1.1
 into your web browser or 2)  You are using a 2-way streaming media program with the router such as Netmeeting, Napster, PCAnyhwere, etc.  You can leave DHCP on the router enabled (in other words, leave DHCP alone) as long as the IP address you assign is set according to the instructions below.
Assigning a static IP on a computer:  On your computer
s desktop, click on the 
Start
 button, go up to 
Settings
, then 
Control Panel
.  Find the 
Network
 control panel and double click.    Click on the 
IP Address
 tab and then click on 
Specify an IP address
.  Any address that has the 
192.168.1
 beginning and ends in any digit between 2-99 is fine (For example:  
192.168.1.2
 or 
192.168.1.3
).  Choose your IP Address and type it in the 
IP Address
 slot.  Note:  Each computer on your network needs a different IP address, never assign the same IP address to any two computers on your network.
Assigning the Subnet Mask:  The Subnet Mask will always be 255.255.255.0 as    seen below.  If it is not typed in by default, make sure to type it in the appropriate slot.
C.  GATEWAY: Click on the 
Gateway
 tab.  You want to make the router your Gateway, so type in the address for the Gateway as 
192.168.1.1
 and click 
C. DNS:  When you forward the ports you need to put all the DNS numbers that you ISP gave you into the DNS server search order, pressing ADD after each one of them. You will not me able to get onto a web page with out this info.
Congratulations!  You have now completed the process of setting a static IP for your computer! 
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